INS Vajrakosh

INS Vajrakosh
Karwar, Karnataka
Type	Naval ammunition and missile storage facility
Site information
Controlled by	Indian Navy
Site history
Built	2015 (2015)
In use	2015–present
Garrison information
Occupants	Western Naval Command

INS Vajrakosh is a missile and ammunition base of the Indian Navy at Karwar, Karnataka and is the third naval establishment to be commissioned there. It which was commissioned on 9 September 2015 by the Defence Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar.^[1]^[2]

Objective

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar with Admiral RK Dhowan during the commissioning of INS Vajrkosh

Karwar is poised to emerge as the Indian Navy’s premier base on the Western seaboard in the not too distant future. Some of the vital naval assets are planned to be based there. INS Vajrakosh will serve as special storage facility for specialized armaments and missiles and will be the biggest missiles, ammunition and spares dump on the Western Sea Board.^[3] It will be base that will equip all warships and airplanes and will have all the required infrastructure which will be manned by specialists to provide specialized servicing facilities for these sophisticated missiles and ammunition. ^[1]^[4] The commissioning of INS Vajrakosh will allow the Indian Navy to further bolster the offensive and defensive capabilities of its platforms.^[2]

References

1 2 "रक्षा मंत्री ने कारवाड़ में आईएनएस वज्रकोष को राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया". पत्र सूचना कार्यालय, भारत सरकार. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
1 2 "INS Vajrakosh commissioned at Karwar | Indian Navy". indiannavy.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
↑ "India's INS Vajrakosh: World's Largest Naval Base East of the Suez Canal goes operational — India News". The Indian Panorama. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
↑ "INS Vajrakosh: Manohar Parrikar commissions Indian Navy's latest establishment at Karwar - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

Naval establishments of India

Western Naval Command	INS Dwarka INS Sardar Patel INS Kadamba INS Vajrakosh INHS Patanjali INS Gomantak INS Hansa INHS Jeevanti INS Angre INS Abhimanyu INS Agnibahu INHS Asvini INS Kunjai INS Shikra INS Tanaji INS Trata INS Tunir INS Vajrabahu

Southern Naval Command	INS Dweeprakshak INS Minicoy INS Androth INS Bitra** INS Garuda INHS Sanjivani INS Venduruthy INS Droncharya INS Chikla INHS Nivrani INS Mandovi INS Hamla INS Shivaji INHS Kasturi INS Valsura INS Rajali INS Agrani INS Zamorin INS Satavahana INS Vishwakarma

Eastern Naval Command	INS Circars INS Dega INS Virbahu INHS Kalyani INS Kalinga INS Eksila INS Karna INS Adyar INS Parundu INS Kattabomman INS Tuticorin INS Netaji Subhash INS Paradip INS Bhubaneswar INS Varsha**

Andaman and Nicobar Command	INS Kardip INS Jarawa INS Utkrosh INS Baaz INS Campbell Bay INS Shibpur

(**Under construction)

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INS Vajrakosh

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